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Celebrate the music, humor and legacy of one of rock's most inscrutable icons at Zappa Fest, a tribute to Frank Zappa at Linneman's in Riverwest. Acts on the bill include Dr. Chow's Love Medicine, Freddy Lee Band and Gozor Tenplat. | Dec. 27, 2012»Read Full Article(1)

Michelle Shocked's May 4 show in Madison - the last remaining gig on her tour, after anti-gay comments at a concert over the weekend led the rest of the venues to cancel the alt-folk singer's shows - is still on, at least for now.

The Capitol Times in Madison reports that the Harmony Bar in Madison is waiting to make a final decision on the show until the bar's owner, Keith Daniels, returns from an out-of-town vacation late next week. | March 21, 2013»Read Full Article

Average is in the eye of the beholder. But at the movies, the expectations of the beholder matter most.

If you were expecting, say, a recent Hobbit to make you cheer and cry just because another group of Hobbits did 10 years ago, average can be especially disappointing. | March 21, 2013»Read Full Article

Bill Theisen, the Skylight Music Theatre's outgoing artistic director, will become director of opera at the University of Iowa in August.

Theisen said his duties at Iowa will include directing an opera production each semester, teaching an opera workshop class and working with individual students, and occasionally teaching a history of opera class. | March 21, 2013»Read Full Article(1)

Summerfest 2013 will close out with the Eagles headlining the Marcus Amphitheater on July 7, officials have announced.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers - featuring founders Don Henley and Glenn Frey and longtime members Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit - have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide since the release of the debut album, "Eagles," in 1972. Along the way, the California band has won six Grammys and scored five No. 1 singles in the United States. | March 21, 2013»Read Full Article(35)

'Sugar Man' and a beer

An American singer-songwriter, all but forgotten in his own country, helped provide the soundtrack for a movement in another. But, years later, when some South African fans went "Searching for Sugar Man," they found more than they bargained for. | March 21, 2013»Read Full Article

Trade publication Bookreporter.com took the 66 teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and paired each with a book written by a graduate or faculty member from that school.

The University of Wisconsin and Marquette fared well in Bookreporter's match-ups. Bucky Badger is represented by Peter Straub's"Ghost Story." Next to Stephen King, Straub may be the biggest name in American horror writing. (He was also born in Milwaukee and occasionally sets a book in our state.) | March 21, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

It's a win-wear situation. The Sojourner Family Peace Center holds its 10th Annual AWEAR Fashion Show Thursday at the Harley-Davidson Museum. A number of parts combine for a whole lot of fun. There's a live auction and fashion show with celebrity models; the styles come courtesy of retailers that include Macy's and Goldi. A cocktail reception and silent auction are part of the mix, too. And another plus: The evening is a fundraiser for the center. The public is welcome to the entire event.